An annual event raised $450,000 for the Roundup River Ranch in Gypsum and efforts to provide free programs there for children with serious illnesses. The Taste of Camp event on May 17 raised a record level of funding, said Ruth Johnson, president and chief executive officer of Roundup River Ranch. “Your generous contributions ensure the […]
A measure of consumer confidence has retreated along with their assessments of business and labor conditions. The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell to 106.4 in May, down from a revised 108.6 in April. Components of the index tracking current conditions and the short-term outlook declined. Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators […]
An upcoming forum will feature a total of five candidates running for election in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. The League of Women Voters of Mesa County and six other chapters in Colorado as well as Action 22 will host the virtual forum. The forum will be available on Zoom and through Facebook live stream from […]
A small business advocacy group assigned the Colorado Legislature a barely passing grade for its latest session. The National Federation of Independent Business gave lawmakers a collective D-. “This year, it was better to watch sausages being made than laws,” said Tony Gagliardi, Colorado state director of the NFIB. “While there were a few pieces […]
A Grand Junction-based company serving the energy industry is among the latest winners of grants promoting advanced industries in Colorado. Iron IQ received a $250,000 grant from the Advanced Industries Accelerator Program, part of a total of more than $8.5 million distributed to 38 startups and researchers. Iron IQ helps oil and natural gas operators […]
A groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled for June 1 to celebrate construction of a new Grand Junction High School. The ceremony is set for 10 a.m. near what was a baseball field at the high school. Construction is under way on the new high school on the northeast portion of the school grounds. The project […]
Along with providing services to help entrepreneurs start and grow businesses, a Grand Junction facility hosts award-winning programs involving robotics and geographic information systems The GJmakerspace at the Business Incubator Center hosts the Hi Fives robotics team. The team of high school students designs, builds and programs robots for competition while promoting science, technology, engineering […]
Tax collections, a measure of sales activity, continue to increase on a year-over-year basis in Mesa County. The county collected more than $4.1 million in sales taxes in April, a 5.4 percent increase over what was collected for the same month a year ago. April reports reflect March sales. Sales, use and lodging tax collections […]
With the change in real gross domestic product turning negative in the first quarter of this year, a question keeps popping up: Are we headed into a recession? While the National Bureau of Economic Research is the official arbiter of when recessions start and end, the definition is the economy contracts for two consecutive quarters. […]
An orthopedic group at Community Hospital in Grand Junction has received a designation recognizing excellence in care. A group comprised of Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Western Colorado Spine received the Orthopedic Center of Excellence designation from DNV Healthcare Accreditation Services. “This designation underscores our ability to provide consistent, high-quality orthopedic care,” said Chris […]